# Google says there’s no way to use Search without using artificial intelligence

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/google-says-theres-no-way-to-use-search-without-using-artificial-intelligence/
- Published: 2026-11-03T20:30:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T21:16:37+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/03/google-search-artificial-intelligence
- Topics: AI, Technology, World

## Key points

- Schools blocking Google AI may also lose student access to Search.
- Google says Search and AI are deeply integrated.
- Critics say the policy pressures schools to adopt AI.

## Summary

Google says schools that block its AI tools for student accounts will also block access to Google Search, because the services are deeply integrated. The policy, announced alongside new classroom AI products and controls, has prompted criticism that the company is using its dominant position in search to push AI into schools.

Google says access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and Search will be off for K-12 student accounts until school administrators enable them. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently imposed a one-year pause on generative AI tools through eighth grade, and criticised Google’s approach; former US Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan also accused the company of coercing schools. Google is also developing Guided Learning, a study tool it plans to integrate into Search to help students work through problems.

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